This is more like it! Charles Walker is a very lively tenor and alto sax player who runs a band which vibrates with energy and attitude.  He also gives jazz a healthy, vigorous nod in his various stylings, and these ten tracks, with lead vocals by Miss Shanna Jackson (that's what it says on the liner notes - so maybe she isn't married) will satisfy modern Blues fans and leave you gasping for more.  There are some nice touches here too; 'Slow Thunder' is dedicated to Walker's wife Amy, with the notation, 'Who can listen and be reminded of us/Even when I'm not around/I love you."  The band, which features the unusually named Dr. Emre Alp on great guitar, rocks like crazy and Miss Jackson's vocals, especially on 'Queen Bee' are exemplary throughout.  'Mil Town Blues' and 'Queen Bee' also provide something for fans of good harp playing with the stirring contribution from Steve Cohen, whilst Rob Waters' steaming Hammond B3 contributes to that essential, Blues-lounge style.  Great, jazzy, modern Blues, played by people who knows exactly how it should be done.

-Roy Bainton